This is the first book in English to closely examine the life of Diego Maradona from socio-cultural perspectives, exploring how his status as an icon, a popular sporting hero and a political figurehead have been culturally constructed, reproduced, and manipulated.
This is the first book in English to closely examine the life of Diego Maradona from socio-cultural perspectives, exploring how his status as an icon, a popular sporting hero and a political figurehead have been culturally constructed, reproduced, and manipulated.
Pablo Brescia is a writer, critic, and Professor of Spanish at the University of South Florida, USA, where he directs the graduate program and teaches courses on contemporary Latin American literature and culture. His areas of research are the theory and history of short fiction and the intersection among science, technology, and literature in Latin America. Mariano Paz is a Lecturer in Spanish and Subject Leader for Spanish at the University of Limerick, Republic of Ireland, where he is also an Associate Director of the Ralahine Centre for Utopian Studies. His research focuses on Latin American utopian and dystopian cinemas, science fiction, and popular culture.
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Introduction: The Cultural Significance of Maradona Part I: Global Maradona 1. Maradona and Argentina: Four Takes 2. Maradona and Spain: Mythologies of the Hero Narrative 3. Maradona and Italy: The Rise and Fall of the Man on His Own 4. Maradona and Mexico: The Ecstasy and the Agony 5. Maradona and Britain: An Unforgettable Affair Part II: Representing Maradona 6. Maradona and Literature: God Is Only Human 7. Maradona and Cinema: Biopic Documentary Art Film 8. Maradona and Music: Soundscapes and Echoes of the Maradonian Song Part III: Reading and Writing Maradona 9. Spectres of Maradona: Chronicle/Fiction/Autobiography/Film 10. The Maradona Story: Tropes in Biography and Autobiography 11. Argentinian Feminisms in the Light (and Shadow) of Maradona 12. Deifying Diego: The Church of Maradona and Beyond 13. Writing Maradona One and All God the Era and the Epic Language and Tears Saint Diego Maradona? M and M to See or Not to See Number Ten in Ten Children of Maradona
Introduction: The Cultural Significance of Maradona Part I: Global Maradona 1. Maradona and Argentina: Four Takes 2. Maradona and Spain: Mythologies of the Hero Narrative 3. Maradona and Italy: The Rise and Fall of the Man on His Own 4. Maradona and Mexico: The Ecstasy and the Agony 5. Maradona and Britain: An Unforgettable Affair Part II: Representing Maradona 6. Maradona and Literature: God Is Only Human 7. Maradona and Cinema: Biopic Documentary Art Film 8. Maradona and Music: Soundscapes and Echoes of the Maradonian Song Part III: Reading and Writing Maradona 9. Spectres of Maradona: Chronicle/Fiction/Autobiography/Film 10. The Maradona Story: Tropes in Biography and Autobiography 11. Argentinian Feminisms in the Light (and Shadow) of Maradona 12. Deifying Diego: The Church of Maradona and Beyond 13. Writing Maradona One and All God the Era and the Epic Language and Tears Saint Diego Maradona? M and M to See or Not to See Number Ten in Ten Children of Maradona
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